[open-science] OKFest - Call for Proposals

Tue Apr 3 18:33:28 UTC 2012

 I really like the open peer review stuff too. The current prototype of
hypothes.is works like this: you have a browser plugin that you invoke on a
page you'd like to annotate, those annotations are stored in your account
at hypothes.is and are available to others browsing the page with the
plugin installed, according to the reputation and identity model. At this
stage, I would say it's just something to be aware of, not necessarily
something to design for, but I do like their plan for annotation servers
that will allow for a distributed architecture.

William Gunn
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On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:06 AM, <open-science-request at lists.okfn.org>wrote:

> Today's Topics:
>
>   1. Re: OKFest - Call for Proposals (Jessy Kate Schingler)
>   2. Re: OKF tools: ckan.org, thedatahub.org (Jessy Kate Schingler)
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> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:59:17 -0700
> From: Jessy Kate Schingler <jessy at jessykate.com>
> Subject: Re: [open-science] OKFest - Call for Proposals
> To: Laura Newman <laura.newman at okfn.org>
> Cc: open-access at lists.okfn.org, Leo Lahti <leo.lahti at iki.fi>,   Kat
>        Braybrooke <kat.braybrooke at okfn.org>,   open-science
>        <open-science at lists.okfn.org>
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> carl, thanks and i agree that the science markup would fit as a component
> of that session (i've moved it to reflect as much in the etherpad). it
> would be cool to develop the structure of that session a bit more together,
> if it goes ahead and you are game.
>
> regarding the earlier idea about reviewing open science tools... i was
> thinking that perhaps a more focused activity than just broadly reviewing
> tools, might be to do a deep dive into understanding workflows around open
> peer review. that seems to be a core challenge the open science community
> is trying to address right now.
>
> there's peerevaluation.org, papercritic.com, hypothes.is (i don't know
> exactly what format their system is proposing to take)... but also the
> question of how we handle, recognize and incorporate reviews and comments
> on blog posts, systems like arxiv.org, the PLoS system, and questions of
> pre- and post- publication review, etc.
>
> i think there's people on this list who are much more involved and familiar
> with the ins and outs of these challenges than i am, but i feel like that
> would be a useful session/activity. what do people think?
>
> jessy
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 4:07 AM, Laura Newman <laura.newman at okfn.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Fantastic!
> >
> > Thanks Jessy, some excellent suggestions and glad to see that someone had
> > beaten me to it and added them to the etherpad already :)
> >
> > I've noticed a couple of others adding to the etherpad as well -
> > absolutely great, keep the ideas coming! Be as creative as you like, we
> can
> > deal with the details later ;) Etherpad here:
> > http://science.okfnpad.org/OKFest
> >
> > This is looking really good, thank you everyone for your contributions
> and
> > enthusiasm!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Laura
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 1:18 AM, Carl Boettiger <cboettig at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Jessy, list,
> >>
> >> These sound great to me, you've piqued my interest.
> >>
> >> I'm continually evolving my open notebook system (which of course I try
> >> to document in the notebook<
> http://www.carlboettiger.info/archives/category/ons-thoughts>,
> >> in between the science posts) and would love to bounce ideas off of
> other
> >> practitioners more often.  I'm particularly interested in how to keep
> >> content clean enough to be intelligible, complete enough to be
> >> reproducible, while also keeping the process simple/automatic enough to
> >> actually be doable (i.e. save time instead of take extra time).
> >>
> >> I think it's also a good platform to experiment with the science markup
> >> concepts you mention.
> >>
> >> -Carl
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 11:52 PM, Jessy Kate Schingler <
> >> jessy at jessykate.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> hey all,
> >>>
> >>> some ideas on the open science front specifically, riffing off of the
> >>> "experimental" format a bit:
> >>>
> >>> open notebook practitioners - workshop and feedback session
> >>> - required to have an open notebook or commit to creating one to attend
> >>> :)
> >>> - discuss form, content, composability, discoverability, lessons
> >>> learned, etc.
> >>> - how can we better link together/leverage work being put in the open
> by
> >>> open researchers?
> >>>
> >>> research statement video booth!
> >>> - get open science practitioners to record a < 1m video of their
> >>> research interests/research statement, and put them online.
> >>> - can also talk about value they derived from using x,y,z open science
> >>> tools/practices.
> >>> - get people excited about playing with open science tools, humanize
> and
> >>> make science approachable
> >>>
> >>> science markup - design session (or maybe a debate style?)
> >>> - using RDF(a)/microdata to make science on the web more discoverable.
> >>> - what structure would people find useful
> >>> - what efforts have been attempted and failed/petered out and why?
> >>> - how/would they use such things?
> >>> - what authoring tools and plugins could exist to support it.
> >>>
> >>> just brainstorming... not sure if any of those pique others'
> interests...
> >>> jessy
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 9:31 AM, Laura Newman <laura.newman at okfn.org
> >wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi all,
> >>>>
> >>>> As many of you may have spotted, the Call for Proposals for OKFest was
> >>>> officially launched today! You can read's Kat's blog post here:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> http://blog.okfn.org/2012/03/28/okfestival-call-for-proposals-released-with-a-twist/
> >>>>
> >>>> We should definitely propose an Open Science stream. The deadline for
> >>>> proposals is 20th April. You can see the format our proposal will
> need to
> >>>> take here:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGY5bTNkT05wd2ZkUS1EZktJVFE4UGc6MQ
> >>>>
> >>>> The etherpad we began planning on is actually looking pretty healthy.
> >>>> Many thanks to everyone who has contributed already. It would be
> great to
> >>>> get as many ideas down there as possible before we submit the proposal
> >>>> though, so do take a minute to have another look. In particular, they
> are
> >>>> keen for sessions to take place in various formats, not just the
> >>>> traditional talk / panel. We've had a couple of ideas for hands on
> drafting
> >>>> and tool-testing sessions, but do keep thinking and suggesting! The
> >>>> etherpad is here:
> >>>>
> >>>> http://science.okfnpad.org/OKFest
> >>>>
> >>>> I have rearranged the original text to fit the form for the OKFest
> Call
> >>>> for Proposals. Please add, comment and edit away!
> >>>>
> >>>> I have included the formal text for the Call for Proposals below this
> >>>> email.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks everyone!
> >>>> Laura
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> OPEN KNOWLEDGE FESTIVAL - CALL FOR PROPOSALS*
> >>>>
> >>>> First Round Deadline: April 20th 2012
> >>>> Second Round Deadline: June 1st 2012
> >>>>
> >>>> *OPEN KNOWLEDGE FESTIVAL*
> >>>>
> >>>> We are delighted to announce that this year?s Open Government Data
> Camp
> >>>> and Open Knowledge Conference are joining to form a week-long
> celebration:
> >>>> the *Open Knowledge Festival*!
> >>>>
> >>>> This pioneering event will include an action-packed week of lectures,
> >>>> seminars, workshops, hackathons, coding jams, and interactive
> sessions that
> >>>> will bring together individuals and organizations from a wide variety
> of
> >>>> backgrounds to exchange ideas, make things and meet new people.
> OKFest will
> >>>> also highlight the diversity of Finland?s open knowledge communities
> to a
> >>>> new international audience, with a specific effort to encourage the
> >>>> participation of representatives from Nordic nations.
> >>>>
> >>>> Join us in Helsinki, Finland on 17-22 of September 2012 for a week of
> >>>> open knowledge and global inspiration.
> >>>>
> >>>> *THEME: OPEN KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION*
> >>>>
> >>>> The 2012 theme of OKFestival is *Open Knowledge in Action*. We will
> >>>> focus on the /value/that can be generated by opening up knowledge, the
> >>>> ecosystems of organisations that benefit from and participate in
> sharing,
> >>>> and the impact that open knowledge can have in our societies. What
> kinds of
> >>>> new professions, ideas and community initiatives can emerge within our
> >>>> governments, markets, networks and neighbourhoods as a result of these
> >>>> engagements?
> >>>>
> >>>> The exploration of this theme will not only be visible in the
> >>>> festival?s content, but also in its implementation as the first global
> >>>> event of its kind. At OKFestival, we will experiment with new forms of
> >>>> collaboration, new workshop formats and new forms of participation.
> We?ll
> >>>> bring together civil society representatives, programmers, data
> wranglers,
> >>>> designers, students, members of government and local communities for
> a week
> >>>> of building new things and sharing great ideas.
> >>>>
> >>>> *CALL FOR PROPOSALS*
> >>>>
> >>>> We have *two submission deadlines*this Spring based on our venue
> >>>> capacity at the *Aalto University School of Arts, Design and
> >>>> Architecture*in Helsinki. We suggest applying as soon as possible in
> order
> >>>> to ensure adequate venue space, support and funding for your
> proposals.
> >>>>
> >>>> First Round Deadline: April 20th 2012
> >>>> Second Round Deadline: June 1st 2012
> >>>>
> >>>> We are looking for proposals related to specific open knowledge and
> >>>> open data topics, but also new viewpoints and cross-cutting issues
> which
> >>>> may help us to understand how open knowledge is working in our
> society.
> >>>> Examples of such topics are the well-being of communities, civil
> society
> >>>> and citizen empowerment, democracy, entrepreneurship, smart cities,
> >>>> sustainability etc.
> >>>>
> >>>> More information at http://www.okfestival.org
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Laura Newman
> >>>> Community Coordinator
> >>>> Open Knowledge Foundation
> >>>> http://okfn.org/
> >>>> Skype: lauranewmanonskype
> >>>> Twitter: @Newmanlk
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> open-science mailing list
> >>>> open-science at lists.okfn.org
> >>>> http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-science
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Jessy
> >>> http://jessykate.com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> open-science mailing list
> >>> open-science at lists.okfn.org
> >>> http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-science
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Carl Boettiger
> >> UC Davis
> >> http://www.carlboettiger.info/
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Laura Newman
> > Community Coordinator
> > Open Knowledge Foundation
> > http://okfn.org/
> > Skype: lauranewmanonskype
> > Twitter: @Newmanlk
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Jessy
> http://jessykate.com
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> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 11:06:46 -0700
> From: Jessy Kate Schingler <jessy at jessykate.com>
> Subject: Re: [open-science] OKF tools: ckan.org, thedatahub.org
> To: open-science at lists.okfn.org, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche at pobox.com>
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> hi tom,
>
> perhaps rufus or someone else could clarify about the pricing, since it is
> a bit confusing... my interpretation was that thedatahub.org is free, at
> least for individuals? alternatively, if not, i think it would be worth
> setting one up as a free service for this purpose, and managing it as a
> community...
>
> jessy
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche at pobox.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Jessy Kate Schingler Mon, 2 Apr 2012 11:23:52 -0700 (rearranged)
> > > is there a reason people find ckan/thedatahub insufficient for data
> > > management needs?
> >
> > You're presupposing folks even know about these tools. (Never overlook
> > ignorance as a cause of behavior :-) Before your post I hadn't seen
> > either. I'm still generally ignorant regarding the OKF--being US-based
> > probably doesn't help, but mostly I'm head-down in my work, coming up
> > occasionally to "scratch itches," like, why am I cut'n' pasting so
> > @#$%^&! much? (A: because I can't send OP links to content on my
> > current wiki, because its firewall's admins are such a PITA.) What I
> > know, and hence seems useful to me in this domain, are sites/tools
> > like github, google, sourceforge (etc) which I've used.
> >
> > > is it related to technical/features, or to peoples' familiarity and
> > > confidence around the longevity of the site?
> >
> > Regarding CKAN, it's probably
> >
> > http://ckan.org/solutions/pricing/
> > >> FREE[:] Deploy your own community instance hosted on your servers.
> >
> > If I had my own servers, my life would be rather different. I might be
> > more productive, but I don't have time to be an admin (famous last
> > words). I would also hafta eat pet food to afford
> >
> > >> CKAN Catalogue[:] from $400 / ?300 a month
> >
> > (which might also degrade my productivity, though maybe not :-)
> >
> > > i'm starting to learn about [thedatahub.org], it seems rather
> > > perfect for data set management, and even has a change lists for
> > > data sets, groups, user pages, etc.
> >
> > I'm unclear on the relationship between thedatahub.org and CKAN:
> > instance to framework? If so, what is thedatahub.org's data store, and
> > how is that priced?
> >
> > I suspect these tools would be quite attractive to folks with my needs
> > but more $. Unfortunately, being presently near bottom of both the
> > academic foodchain and the income distribution drives many decisions.
> >
> > FWIW, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche at pobox.com>
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-science
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jessy
> http://jessykate.com
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